this was the first day of a trek that everyone said should take a minimum of 14 days but me and kyle finished in 11 :) and that's because i was sick in the 2 first days ;) but while i was sick my canadian sherpa carried my backpack (obrigada kyle!). if you ever do this trek keep in mind that the price of carlsberg goes up with the altitude... so enjoy a few cheap cold ones in those first villages x
we passed the places where we were supposed to meet the maoists and there was no sign of them because they all went to the huge maoist demonstration in kathmandu (it was really impressive to see so many people going to kthmd on trucks and buses holding their red flags!)
as we went above the 3500m line everything got really dry (the crossing of that line always awakes something in me. i feel so welcome on that lunar side of the planet)
the bridges were great!!
sleeping above 5.000m was fun :) the guy who was looking after the hostel was dizzy & drunk and he was very happy to have company. he was a great cook! plus he gave us free hot chocolate and free pancakes :) all we needed after the prices had inflated so much with the altitude...
we had to make it to the 5614m pass and we made it in style - we all had toblerone and coffee at the top ;)
a few more arid days.. and no sight of the so promised apple pie :( bad timing, as the season had just just ended!
things got greener again :) it feels great to get back down to a place with more humidity where things grow and water flows
great trek! i want to go back to do it with snow :) and possibly to do it in a month and spend much more time in the villages. and to get that apple pie! and to check if the kids are still going 'what's up dude?!' like kyle told then :) haha
this was the first day of a trek that everyone said should take a minimum of 14 days but me and kyle finished in 11 :) and that's because i was sick in the 2 first days ;) but while i was sick my canadian sherpa carried my backpack (obrigada kyle!). if you ever do this trek keep in mind that the price of carlsberg goes up with the altitude... so enjoy a few cheap cold ones in those first villages x 
we passed the places where we were supposed to meet the maoists and there was no sign of them because they all went to the huge maoist demonstration in kathmandu (it was really impressive to see so many people going to kthmd on trucks and buses holding their red flags!)
as we went above the 3500m line everything got really dry (the crossing of that line always awakes something in me. i feel so welcome on that lunar side of the planet) 
the bridges were great!!
sleeping above 5.000m was fun :) the guy who was looking after the hostel was dizzy & drunk and he was very happy to have company. he was a great cook! plus he gave us free hot chocolate and free pancakes :) all we needed after the prices had inflated so much with the altitude...
we had to make it to the 5614m pass and we made it in style - we all had toblerone and coffee at the top ;)
a few more arid days.. and no sight of the so promised apple pie :( bad timing, as the season had just just ended!
things got greener again :) it feels great to get back down to a place with more humidity where things grow and water flows
great trek! i want to go back to do it with snow :) and possibly to do it in a month and spend much more time in the villages. and to get that apple pie! and to check if the kids are still going 'what's up dude?!' like kyle told then :) haha
love to see those pics
ReplyDeleteand alwyas nice to read you
it was a great time